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ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $66.5M invested in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

240% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.6M → $66.5M (+$47M)

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 11

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $54.6M | Put options by funds: $39.8M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6

0.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0.18% → 0.52% (+0.34%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 40 (0)

Holders
40
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
16
Reduced
11
Closed
6
Calls
$54.6M
Puts
$39.8M
Net Calls
+$14.7M
Net Calls Change
-$11.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$18.8M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$7.89M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$7.47M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$6.89M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.66M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
-$820K
2
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$300K
3
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$296K
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$284K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$202K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$170K +$1.6K +13 +1%
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$146K -$202K -1,640 -59%
Simplex Trading
28
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$116K +$111K +899 New
MC
29
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$106K -$17K -138 -15%
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$101K +$95.6K +778 New
AG
31
Advisor Group
Arizona
$76K +$22.3K +181 +44%
WA
32
WFG Advisors
Texas
$53K -$24.6K -200 -33%
WP
33
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$11.7K – – –
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9K -$984 -8 -11%
Barclays
35
Barclays
United Kingdom
$7K +$2.71K +22 +71%
EDRH
36
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$5K – – –
EDRS
37
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$5K – – –
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K +$2.95K +24 New
SFG
39
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
PVH
40
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2K +$1.6K +13 New
ED
41
Exane Derivatives
France
$10 -$4.43K -36 Closed
TSS
42
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$300K -1,961 Closed
FANJ
43
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$183K -1,200 Closed
AL
44
Aspiriant LLC
California
– -$130K -849 Closed
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
– -$12K -80 Closed
TCM
46
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
– -$3K -18 Closed
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UCO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

40 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $66.5M — up 240% from $19.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new UCO positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $18.8M. The largest seller was Walleye Trading, cutting an estimated $820K.

  • 40 institutional investors held ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $66.5M of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil stock for Q3 2016, up 240% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil positions in Q3 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil buyer in Q3 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $18.8M added.
  • The largest ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil seller in Q3 2016 was Walleye Trading, an estimated $820K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.